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BBG Sources: Nidec & KPS Submit Second-Round Bids For Siemens AG’s Innomotics

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  • BBG sources report that Siemens AG's Innomotics large motors business, valued at EUR 3bn, has attracted second-round bids from Japan's Nidec Corp. and KPS Capital Partners.
  • Innomotics specializes in heavy-duty electric motors for ships and mining, with EBITDA between EUR 300mn to EUR 400mn annually.
  • Innomatice has been carved out as a legally sperate business in advance of the move, aligning with its strategy to exit heavy-equipment sectors for higher-margin, software-driven products. This sale would significantly progress Siemens's business transformation.
  • Not a spread mover for Siemens given their plans to divest were known; Nidec’s sole EUR bond is 2bps tighter in early trading – the mid-point of the EBITDA range given for Innomotics represents ~0.2x turns of Nidec EBITDA and is a major strategic step as it ventures into EV motors under its new leadership.

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